Most readers probably know Michael Sims best as the author of a series of critically acclaimed science books: Darwin’s Orchestra: An Almanac of […]
At a Writer’s Center happy hour last night, I had an interesting, if too brief, conversation with Virginia-based filmmaker Lonnie
For whatever fluke of timing, I received nearly a half-dozen magazines in my mailbox (and email inbox) over the last
Among the more literary events in the Triangle area of North Carolina this weekend is an appearance by septuagenarian novelist Paule Marshall,
Our flight from L.A. was cancelled yesterday, leaving Dad and me sitting at the airport for awhile. (In an odd
Yesterday, our last full day in California, Dad and I drove down toward San Diego for lunch with his sister.
Yesterday, Dad and I toured the Warner Brothers Studio, browsed the signatures outside Mann’s Chinese Theatre and the stars along
Yesterday, Dad and I spent the morning at Hearst Castle. We took the “Experience Tour,” which gave us a glimpse
After my brief burst of confidence two days back, yesterday we hit the terrifying part of Route 1 — something that
Today, Dad and I will leave San Francisco behind us, picking up our rental car this morning and heading southward
Well, I learned a valuable lesson today: If there’s someplace you particularly want to visit when you’re traveling, check ahead
Our flight arrived smoothly in San Francisco, though with the time change, we were ravenous by mid-afternoon and exhausted by